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Selling Beer in Vietnam, a Digital Challenge
Over the last five years Vietnam has seen its beer sales climb at more the double the rate of its GDP, making it South-East Asia’s largest consumer of beer. In fact, in 2012 a staggering 3 billion litres of beer were consumed in Vietnam meaning there should be huge opportunities for local and international bands…
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Harnessing the Power of Video Marketing in the Online Environment
Marketing Matters is a monthly column covering how marketers today can use Digital to drive innovation and results Today, video is an exceptionally important marketing tool for most businesses. Video is so powerful largely because it can tell a story in a complete visual way. Over the past decade, online video has exploded into importance – quickly becoming…
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Asian Brands must be more Innovative than those in the West
According to a recent Razorfish digital marketing report, Asian Marketers must be more innovative and forward-thinking than their western counterparts, to meet the technology-driven expectations of consumers in our region. Asian consumers are not only reporting higher ownership and usage of technology, they also hold higher expectations of brands and technology overall. We talk to Joanna Kalenska, Managing Director…
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2015 in Preview: Top 10 APAC Digital Trends 2015
2015 promises to be an exciting year for Digital Marketing and Media in Asia. The core metrics won’t feel that different from 2014, but there will be increased focus in a number of areas, alongside raised expectations as Asia expands and matures from a Digital perspective. Here are the ten trends that, in DIA’s view, will change…
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Digital Marketing and Consumer Trends Summary 2014
It’s that time of year again, as the industry gets out the crystal ball, and places bets for the next 12 months in Digital. Then of course waits to be proved wrong, as it doesn’t turn into the fabled “Year of Mobile”… yet again! (Disclaimer: It will probably actually be the “Year of Mobile” this year.) With…
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Chinese Media Spend Lagging Behind Consumer Digital Habits
The rising Chinese middle class are spending more time with digital media, but advertisers have yet to reflect this shift with reallocated media budgets according to a new report. “The Chinese middle class is not necessarily the richest, as a large number of young people are put into this category,” said Steven Chang, CEO of…
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